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Throughout the years, Penn Medicine’s staff have found creative ways to bring cheer to the community and give back to families across the region we serve during the holiday season.

. In the 1960s, people aged 65 and over accounted for just 4.9 percent of the global population. But according to a report from The World Bank, by 2050, that number will more than triple.

As her health began to worsen in late 2017, Annette Quinn started measuring her declining lung function by making note of the number of days between episodes of hemoptysis, or coughing up blood.

Jeff Krieger didn’t ride off into the sunset. Even though he was finishing up his final radiation treatment for prostate cancer, the 64-year-old didn’t have anything so cliché on his mind.

In March 2018, Jessica Mammarella came to Penn Medicine for a mammogram and left with a breast cancer diagnosis. Through it all, she had the support of her family and friends — but like many patients, she needed additional support. Then, six months ago, the Patient and Family Services team linked her up with exactly what she needed: The Abramson Cancer Center’s Writing a Life program.